This is a list of seasons played by the Portland Timbers in American soccer

Soccer in the United States

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, from 1975, when the original club first competed in the North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League

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, through to the most recent completed season. All four incarnations of the Portland Timbers are represented. This list details the club's achievements in all competitions and the top scorers for each season. Records of friendlies

Exhibition game

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 and preseason tournaments are not included.

Seasons

Season	League record										Playoffs	Additional Honors	U.S. Open Cup Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a knockout tournament in American soccer. The tournament is the oldest ongoing American soccer competition and is presently open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League...	Top scorer(s)
	Div	League	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts	Position				Name(s)	Goals
1975	1	NASL	22	16	6	0	43	27	138	Western Division Winners 1975 Portland Timbers season The 1975 Portland Timbers season was the inaugural season for the Portland Timbers, an expansion team in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Timbers first year of existence, the club won the Western Division title while amassing more points than any other club in the league...	R/U Soccer Bowl The Soccer Bowl was the championship game of the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1983. The event was created by NASL Commissioner Phil Woosnam who was trying to build a neutral-site championship event in the mold of the NFL's Super Bowl....			Peter Withe Peter Withe Peter Withe is a much-travelled English footballer who played as a striker, between 1971 and 1990...	18
1976	1	NASL	24	8	16	0	23	41	71	Pacific Conference Western Division 4th place 1976 Portland Timbers season The 1976 Portland Timbers season was the second season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.- Squad :The 1976 squad- Pacific Conference, Western Division standings :...				Tony Betts Tony Betts Anthony Thomas Betts is an English former footballerwho played professionally in England, the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.-Playing career:...	6
1977	1	NASL	26	10	16	0	39	42	98	Pacific Conference Western Division 4th place 1977 Portland Timbers season The 1977 Portland Timbers season was the third season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.- Squad :The 1977 squad- Pacific Conference, Western Division standings :...				Stewart Scullion Stewart Scullion Stewart McNab Adam Scullion is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a winger. Born in Bo'ness, Scotland, he started his professional career in the Football League, helping Watford to the Third Division title, and then spending three seasons at Sheffield United. After a second spell at...	11
1978	1	NASL	30	20	10	0	50	36	167	National Conference Western Division Runners-up 1978 Portland Timbers season The 1978 Portland Timbers season was the fourth season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.- Squad :The 1978 squad- National Conference, Western Division standings :...	SF			Clyde Best Clyde Best Clyde Cyril Best MBE is a Bermudian former football player who most notably played as a striker for West Ham United, and was one of the first black players in British football...	14
1979	1	NASL	30	11	19	0	50	75	122	National Conference Western Division 4th place 1979 Portland Timbers season The 1979 Portland Timbers season was the fifth season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.- Roster players :The 1979 squad- Replacement players :...				John Bain John Bain John Bain is a retired Scottish-U.S. soccer midfielder who currently coaches youth soccer in the U.S. Bain began his professional career in England before moving to the United States in 1978. Over his twenty year playing career, Bain played for numerous leagues and teams, both indoors and out...  and Clyde Best	8
1980	1	NASL	32	15	17	0	50	53	133	National Conference Western Division 4th place 1980 Portland Timbers season The 1980 Portland Timbers season was the sixth season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.- Squad :The 1980 squad- National Conference, Western Division standings :...				Clyde Best	11
1981	1	NASL	32	17	15	0	52	49	141	Northwest Division 3rd place 1981 Portland Timbers season The 1981 Portland Timbers season was the seventh season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.- Squad :The 1981 squad- Northwest Division standings :...	R1			John Bain	12
1982	1	NASL	32	14	18	0	49	44	122	Western Division 4th place 1982 Portland Timbers season The 1982 Portland Timbers season was the eighth and final season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.- Squad :The 1982 squad- Western Division standings :...				Ron Futcher Ron Futcher Ronald Futcher is a former professional soccer centre-forward. He was the fourth highest career scorer of the North American Soccer League, and made over 400 appearances in total for nine different Football League clubs....	13
1985	3	WACS 1985 Western Alliance Challenge Series History of the 1985 Western Alliance Challenge Series. This series of games which included F.C. Seattle, the Victoria Riptide, F.C. Portland and the San Jose Earthquakes led to the creation of the Western Soccer Alliance which later merged with the American Soccer League to form the American...	7	1	2	4	8	16	5	4th place	N/A
1986	3	WSA	14	6	2	6	20	19	20	Runners-up	N/A			Brent Goulet Brent Goulet Brent Goulet is a retired American soccer forward and later coached SV Elversberg from 2004 to 2008. He began his career in the United States before moving to England and Germany, and also earned eight caps with the U.S. national team. He was the 1987 U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year and was a...	9
1987	3	WSA	10	5	5	0	9	16	24	4th place				Scott Benedetti Scott Benedetti Scott “Benny” Benedetti is a retired American soccer player. He began his professional career with the semi-professional F.C. Portland in 1986 and ended it with the U.S. second division club Portland Timbers in 2005. While he spent most of his career in the lower U.S... , Brent Goulet and Jason Russ	2
1988	3	WSA	12	1	11	0	16	32	22	6th place				Scott Benedetti	8
1989	2	WSL	16	11	5	0	32	25	92	North Division Runners-up 1989 Portland Timbers season The 1989 Portland Timbers season was the ninth season for a club bearing the Portland Timbers name. The club, previously known as F.C. Portland, changed its name to the Portland Timbers prior to the beginning of the 1989 Western Soccer League season.- Squad :...	SF			Scott Benedetti	8
1990	2	APSL	20	10	10	0	42	36	99	WSL Conference North Division 4th place 1990 Portland Timbers season The 1990 Portland Timbers season was the tenth season for a club bearing the Portland Timbers name.- Squad :The 1990 squad- West Conference, North Division standings :...				Shawn Medved Shawn Medved Shawn Medved is a retired American soccer forward and midfielder. He coaches youth soccer.-Youth:Medved was born and grew up in Issaquah, Washington. His father, Ron Medved, was a noted American football player for the University of Washington and Philadelphia Eagles. Despite his father's success...	10
2001 2001 in American soccer The 2001 season was the 89th year of competitive soccer in the United States.-Record:-Results:The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.-Goalscorers:...	2	A-L 2001 A-League -History:The addition of the Portland Timbers this season saw the renewal of a Pacific Northwest rivalry between them, the Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps which dated back to the North American Soccer League. Although Vancouver was not new to the league, this was the first season they...	26	13	10	3	41	38	62	Western Conference 4th place 2001 Portland Timbers season The 2001 Portland Timbers season was the inaugural season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defuntct A-League, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.-April:...	QF		Q	Mark Baena Mark Baena Mark Baena is a retired American soccer player. Baena is the highest goalscorer in the history of USL First Division, where he amassed eighty-six goals...	15
2002 2002 in American soccer The 2002 season was the 90th year of competitive soccer in the United States.-Record:-Results:The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.-Goalscorers:...	2	A-L 2002 A-League -Northeast Division:-Southeast Division:-Central Division:* Cincinnati lost three point for using an ineligible player-Pacific Division:-Playoff bracket:-Playoff first round:* Montreal defeated Charlotte 0-1, 1-0...	28	13	13	3	47	39	63	Western Conference Pacific Division Runners-up 2002 Portland Timbers season The 2002 Portland Timbers season was the 2nd season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defuntct A-League, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.-Preseason:...	R1		Q	Fadi Afash Fadi Afash Fadi Afash is a former football player with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division.On January 22, 2010 he was ranked 15th in the USL Second Division Top 15 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.-Playing career:Afash is...  and McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson is an American soccer forward who played two seasons with the Portland Timbers and the 2002 playoffs with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He was the 2002 USL First Division points leader.-Youth:...	18
2003 2003 in American soccer The 2003 season was the 91st year of competitive soccer in the United States.-National team:The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.-Standings:...	2	A-L 2003 A-League -Northeast Division:-Southeast Division:-Central Division:-Pacific Division:-Northeast Division:-----Southeast Division:-Central Division:-Pacific Division:-Eastern Conference final:-Western Conference final:-----Final:...	28	15	11	2	39	33	47	Western Conference Pacific Division 3rd place 2003 Portland Timbers season The 2003 Portland Timbers season was the 3rd season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defuntct A-League, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.-Canterbury Cup:...			Q	Byron Alvarez Byron Alvarez Byron Alvarez is a Mexican football forward. He plays for the Monterrey La Raza of National Indoor Soccer League. He was the 2008-2009 NISL Most Valuable Player.-Early life:...	12
2004 2004 in American soccer -National team:The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.-Standings:-Playoffs:-MLS Cup:-Eastern Conference:-Western Conference:-Playoffs:-Final:...	2	A-L 2004 A-League -Western Conference:-Eastern Conference:-Playoffs:...	28	18	7	3	58	30	57	Western Conference Winners 2004 Portland Timbers season The 2004 Portland Timbers season was the 4th season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defuntct A-League, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.-May:-June:...	QF	Commissioner's Cup Winners	R4 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup -Schedule:Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.-First round:Eight PDL and eight USASA teams start.-----Second round:Six PSL and two A-League teams enter....	Byron Alvarez	18
2005 2005 in American soccer The 2005 season was the 93rd year of competitive soccer in the United States.-National team:The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.-Standings:...	2	USL-1	28	10	9	9	40	42	39	5th place 2005 Portland Timbers season The 2005 Portland Timbers season was the 5th season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defuntct USL First Division, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time....	R1		R4 2005 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup -Schedule:Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.-Qualifying round:Teams from USASA and PDL start.-----First round:Teams from USASA, PDL, and USL-2.----...	Dan Antoniuk Dan Antoniuk Dan Antoniuk is an American soccer player.-College:Antoniuk attended Wheaton College, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1999 to 2002...	14
2006 2006 in American soccer The 2006 season was the 94th year of competitive soccer in the United States.-National team:The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.-Tables:...	2	USL-1	28	7	15	6	25	39	27	11th place 2006 Portland Timbers season The 2006 Portland Timbers season was the 6th season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defunct USL First Division, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time....			R3 2006 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup -Schedule:Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.-Qualifying round:Teams from USASA and PDL start.-----First round:Teams from USASA, PDL, and USL-2.----...	Luke Kreamalmeyer Luke Kreamalmeyer Luke Kreamalmeyer is an American soccer player.-College and Amateur:Kreamalmeyer attended Edwardsville High School where he scored a hat trick in the final state championship soccer game. He then played college soccer at Bradley University from 2001 to 2004...	9
2007 2007 in American soccer The 2007 season was the 95th year of competitive soccer in the United States.-National team:The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.-Table:...	2	USL-1	28	14	5	9	32	18	51	Runners-up 2007 Portland Timbers season The 2007 Portland Timbers season was the 7th season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defunct USL First Division, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time....	SF		R2 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup -Schedule:Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.-First round:-----Second round:-----Third round:...	Andrew Gregor Andrew Gregor Andrew Gregor is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in Major League Soccer, the USL First Division, the USL Premier Development League and Major Indoor Soccer League....	9
2008 2008 in American soccer The 2008 season was the 96th year of competitive soccer in the United States.-National team:The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.-Playoffs:...	2	USL-1	30	7	13	10	26	33	31	11th place 2008 Portland Timbers season The 2008 Portland Timbers season was the 8th season for the Portland Timbers—the third incarnation of a club to bear the Portland Timbers name—of the now-defunct USL First Division, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time....			R1 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup -Schedule:Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.-First round:-----Second round:-----Third round:----...	Chris Brown	9
2009 2009 in American soccer -National team:The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the rightcolumn.-MLS Cup:-Table:Purple indicates league title clinched....	2	USL-1	30	16	4	10	45	19	58	Winners 2009 Portland Timbers season -April:-May:-June:-July:-August:-September:-Postseason:-League standings:† Austin deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on July 25, 2009...	SF	Commissioner's Cup and Cascadia Cup Cascadia Cup The Cascadia Cup is the name of the trophy created in 2004 by supporters of the Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC, which is awarded each season to the best soccer team in the Pacific Northwest. The Timbers, Sounders, and Whitecaps have roots dating to the days of the... Winners	R3 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 96th edition of the oldest competition in American soccer, running from June through early September.The tournament proper features teams from the top five levels of the American Soccer Pyramid...	Mandjou Keita	14
2010 2010 in American soccer The 2010 Season was the 98th season of competitive soccer in the United States.- National teams :The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.-Friendly matches:...	2	D-2	30	13	7	10	34	23	49	USL Conference 3rd place 2010 Portland Timbers season The 2010 Portland Timbers season was the tenth and final season for the club in the USL Conference of the USSF Division-2 Professional League , the second tier of the United States soccer pyramid...	QF	Cascadia Cup Winners	R3 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 97th edition of the oldest competition in American soccer, running from June through early October.The tournament proper featured teams from the top five levels of the American Soccer Pyramid...	Ryan Pore Ryan Pore Ryan Pore is an American soccer player who is currently without a club.-Youth and College:Pore attended Madison Comprehensive High School, and played college soccer at the University of Tulsa, where in 2004 he was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy, twice named first team All-American, and the top...	15
2011 2011 in American soccer The 2011 Season is the 99th season of competitive soccer in the United States.- National teams :The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.-Senior:...	1	MLS 2011 Major League Soccer season The 2011 Major League Soccer season was the 99th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 33rd with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada, and the 16th season of Major League Soccer. The season marked the arrival of two new league clubs, Portland Timbers and Vancouver...	34	11	14	9	40	48	42	Western Conference 6th place 2011 Portland Timbers season The 2011 Portland Timbers season was the debut season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer , the top flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...			Q 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification The 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper features teams from four of the five tiers of the American Soccer Pyramid. These four levels—Major League Soccer, United Soccer League's Pro League, the USL's Premier Development League, the National Premier Soccer League, and the United States...	Kenny Cooper Kenny Cooper Kenneth Scott Cooper, Jr. is an American soccer player who currently plays for Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer....  and Jack Jewsbury Jack Jewsbury Jack Jewsbury is an American soccer player who currently plays for Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...	8
2012 2012 in American soccer The 2011 Season is the 100th season of competitive soccer in the United States.- Senior :- Major League Soccer :Eastern ConferenceWestern ConferenceOverall- Los Angeles Galaxy :2011–12 edition- Seattle Sounders :2011–12 edition...	1	MLS 2012 Major League Soccer season The 2012 Major League Soccer season is the upcoming 100th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 34th with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada, and the 17th season of Major League Soccer...								Western Conference Yet to begin 2012 Portland Timbers season The 2012 Portland Timbers season is the 2nd season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer , the top flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.-Preseason:-March:-April:-May:-June:-July:-August:...

Key

League Results

• Div = Level on pyramid
• League = League name
• Pld = Games played
• W = Games won
• L = Games lost
• T = Games tied
• GF = Goals for
• GA = Goals against
• Pts = Points
• Pos = Final position

League Names

• NASL = North American Soccer League
  North American Soccer League
  North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
  
  
• WACS = Western Alliance Challenge Series
• WSA = Western Soccer Alliance
• WSL = Western Soccer League
• APSL = American Professional Soccer League
  American Professional Soccer League
  The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...
  
  
• A-L = A-League
  A-League (1995–2004)
  The A-League was a professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. The A-League emerged out of the restructured American Professional Soccer League in 1995 and operated until 2004, after which it was re-branded the USL First Division...
  
  
• USL-1 = USL First Division
  USL First Division
  The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
  
  
• D-2 = USSF Division-2 Professional League
  USSF Division 2 Professional League
  USSF Division 2 Professional League was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation in 2010 to last just one season. The twelve-team league was formed as a compromise between the feuding United Soccer Leagues and the North American Soccer League...
  
  
• MLS = Major League Soccer
  Major League Soccer
  Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
  
  

Playoff and Cup Results

• W = Winners
• R/U = Runners-up
• SF = Semifinals / Conference Final
• QF = Quarterfinals / Conference Semifinals
• R4 = 4th Round
• R3 = 3rd Round
• R2 = 2nd Round
• R1 = 1st Round
• Q = Qualifying rounds
• N/A = No tournament held